New Arena for Downtown Edmonton - Page 5

sdimedru · #81 Posted **Dec 29, 2006, 3:18 AM**

why does it say $0 Million to build rexall?

do thoey not have the info or is that cost number only how much it cost the respective organization to build the arena (meaning the oilers had to put up zero dollars to get the arena built)

MistyMountainHop · #82 Posted **Dec 29, 2006, 3:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by EastVanMark

Just hope the design is better than the pyramid style rendering that came out a while back. Would go a long way toward giving some life to that downtown.

Does anyone here have a link to that rendering?

SHOFEAR · #83 Posted **Dec 29, 2006, 3:49 AM**

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Originally Posted by sdimedru

why does it say $0 Million to build rexall?

do thoey not have the info or is that cost number only how much it cost the respective organization to build the arena (meaning the oilers had to put up zero dollars to get the arena built)

I would assume it cost the Oilers $0 to build. I recall seeing figures a while back that pegged the cost of the saddledome much higher, as well, there is no way GM place cost more than $110.

feepa · #84 Posted **Dec 29, 2006, 3:56 AM**

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Originally Posted by marmorek

Does anyone here have a link to that rendering?

CMD UW · #85 Posted **Dec 29, 2006, 7:40 AM**

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Originally Posted by EastVanMark

Just hope the design is better than the pyramid style rendering that came out a while back. Would go a long way toward giving some life to that downtown.

FYI, the 'pyramid' concept is just a concept. Nothing more.

Coldrsx · #86 Posted **Dec 29, 2006, 9:54 PM**

^bingo....the other rendering posted above has much more "truth" to it.

bendecido · #87 Posted **Dec 30, 2006, 4:59 AM**

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Originally Posted by Distill3d

for shits and giggles the stats on all three NHL arena's in Western Canada:

i can almost understand why Edmonton wants a new arena...

Disregard those stats as Calgary sells out over 19,500 each game.

newflyer · #88 Posted **Dec 30, 2006, 9:22 AM**

Yes the Saddledome seats 17,104 ...

The Edmonton Collisuim cost $14 Million to build back in 1974. ... renovated in 1994.

JBinCalgary · #89 Posted **Dec 30, 2006, 9:52 PM**

way to go edmonton,

CorporateWhore · #90 Posted **Dec 30, 2006, 10:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by newflyer

Yes the Saddledome seats 17,104

nope. the official number for a Saddledome sellout is 19,289.

basilbrush · #91 Posted **Dec 30, 2006, 10:54 PM**

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the 17,000ish figure was for a few years prior to the Flames cup run when the team didn't release the obstructed view seats. Obviously there is more demand since that period.

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newflyer · #92 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 3:10 AM**

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

nope. the official number for a Saddledome sellout is 19,289.

You are right... the capacity was expanded a couple years back (Cup run). I was looking at numbers from a few years ago.

Coldrsx · #93 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 4:01 AM**

^upper uppers were opened up for about 2000 more.

freeweed · #94 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 9:01 AM**

Were the upper decks part of the original Saddledome design? I know they were closed down for much of the 90s but were they later additions? Winnipeg's old arena was like that - built for X,000, then they bolted on a few thousand more seats years (decades?) later. They'd close them off when demand waned.

I get the impression that the nosebleeds in the Saddledome have always been there, just not always used. Anyone know?

Coldrsx · #95 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 7:54 PM**

i believe they were used when the flames were a good team, back in the late 80's early 90's? or was it added after?

biggiebear · #96 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 8:09 PM**

They were a part of the original design. The arena was this large to accomadate an international ice surface therefore eliminating some lower bowl seats. The upper seats were there to make up for this and to allow more attendance to Olympic events, remember this was all part of the deal to get an arena funded.

feepa · #97 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 8:13 PM**

And here, I thought this was a discussion about the Oilers old and possible new arena, and we are talking about the Saddledome?

CorporateWhore · #98 Posted **Dec 31, 2006, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by freeweed

Were the upper decks part of the original Saddledome design?

yep, they sure were. you can see the upper decks in this construction shot.

Before, the Flames renovated the building in the mid 90's with more luxury boxes, it could house over 21,000 fans (or around there, not sure of the exact figures).

p.s, I can't believe that red and white tent is still there after 2 decades.

SHOFEAR · #99 Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by CorporateWhore

yep, they sure were. you can see the upper decks in this construction shot.

Before, the Flames renovated the building in the mid 90's with more luxury boxes, it could house over 21,000 fans (or around there, not sure of the exact figures).

p.s, I can't believe that red and white tent is still there after 2 decades.

cool photo.

skrish · #**100** Posted **Jan 2, 2007, 2:25 AM**

The dome could have been a really cool soccer stadium